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Field Pease

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Ingredients 1 ingredient

  1. a pinch of cayenne pepper

Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Hot oil. Never put water on an oil fire: turn off the heat and cover the pan with a lid or a damp tea towel. Pat food dry before it goes into hot oil, and lower it in gently, away from you.
  • Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.

Method

  1. These are generally used after drying.
  2. Soak over-night, and boil two hours, or till tender, with or without a small piece of bacon.
  3. If without, butter as for green pease.
  4. Or they can be mashed fine, rubbed through a sieve, and then seasoned, adding a pinch of cayenne pepper.
  5. In Virginia they are often boiled, mashed a little, and fried in a large cake.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Frying pan
  • Saucepan
  • Sieve